Fzf Command Line Fuzzy Finder

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name: "fzf Command-Line Fuzzy Finder"
slug: "fzf-command-line-fuzzy-finder"
description: "fzf is a general-purpose command-line fuzzy finder written in Go. It works as an interactive filter for any list — files, command history, processes, git branches, bookmarks — using a fuzzy matching algorithm that tolerates omitted characters and typos."
github_stars: 79165
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/junegunn/fzf"
category: "Developer Tools"
framework: "Claude Code"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "junegunn/fzf"
  github_stars: 79165
---

# fzf Command-Line Fuzzy Finder

fzf is a general-purpose command-line fuzzy finder written in Go. It works as an interactive filter for any list — files, command history, processes, git branches, bookmarks — using a fuzzy matching algorithm that tolerates omitted characters and typos.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- brew install fzf
- git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/junegunn/fzf.git ~/.fzf
- make use of this feature. $dir defaults to . when the last token is not a

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- (requires tmux 3.3+ or Zellij 0.44+).
- It doesn't require a trigger sequence like **. Instead, if activates
- # Press CTRL-Y to copy the line to clipboard and aborts fzf (requires pbcopy)

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- [Usage](#usage)
- ------------
- ### Using Homebrew

- Source: https://github.com/junegunn/fzf
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/fzf/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/fzf-command-line-fuzzy-finder/)